STEM: Gravity

STEM: Gravity

Assessment

Passage

Science

5th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Troy Parsons

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary role of gravity in the universe?

To push objects away from each other

To pull objects toward each other

To create light

To stop planets from moving

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the strength of gravity between two objects change?

It increases with distance

It decreases with mass

It increases with mass and decreases with distance

It remains constant regardless of mass or distance

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between mass and weight?

Mass changes with location, weight does not

Weight is the amount of matter, mass is the gravitational force

Mass is constant, weight changes with gravity

Weight is measured in kilograms, mass in newtons

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do objects in orbit, like the moon, maintain a stable orientation with one side always facing Earth?

Because of the gravity gradient effect

Due to Earth's magnetic field

Because of the moon's atmosphere

Due to solar winds

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of NASA's GRACE mission?

To measure Earth's temperature

To detect changes in Earth's gravity

To map the stars

To study the sun's gravitational pull

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